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Kankara abduction: Emir pays sympathy visit to families

Kankara abduction: Emir pays sympathy visit to families

The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman has paid a sympathy visit to the parents and some of the released abducted students of Government Science Secondary school, Kankara. Usman, who addressed the gathering at…

Ekiti Pensioners lament over 27 years unpaid gratuities, pension.

Ekiti Pensioners lament over 27 years unpaid gratuities, pension.

Pensioners under the body of College of Education of Ikere-Ekiti Pensioners Association, have cried out over their 27 years unpaid pensions and gratuity by the Ekiti State government. While lamenting that the situation had brought…

Three suspected thieves burnt to death in Calabar

Three suspected thieves burnt to death in Calabar

Three thieves who defied the eight-hour (10pm – 6am) curfew still in place in Cross River State, were on Sunday burnt to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent learnt…

Police, Amotekun lied, we paid ransom to kidnppers – victim

Police, Amotekun lied, we paid ransom to kidnppers – victim

A couple, who was kidnap victim, Monday refutted the claim that they were rescued by a combine team of police and Amotekun Corps, last week Friday.   The couple, who were kidnapped last week at…

Jealous girlfriend sets boyfriend ablaze in Benue

Jealous girlfriend sets boyfriend ablaze in Benue

Tragedy hit residents of Wadata area of Makurdi metropolis on Monday morning when an 18-year-old girl reportedly set her boyfriend ablaze.   The incident, occurred at about 2 am on ZakiBiam Street in the town.…

OMLs 83/85: Host community youths clamour for jobs ahead of production start up

OMLs 83/85: Host community youths clamour for jobs ahead of production start up

  Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa Youths from Koluama communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State have expressed their hope that the anticipated upsurge in oil minning leases project activities would create jobs for them…

Ex-Benue Milad, Col. Aminu Kontagora, dies at 65

Ex-Benue Milad, Col. Aminu Kontagora, dies at 65

*Ortom declares Tuesday work-free day Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Former Military Administrator of Benue State, Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora is dead. He died on Sunday at the age of 65. Consequently, Governor Samuel Ortom has declared…

Tanker explosion: Lagos shuts Toyota Bridge

Tanker explosion: Lagos shuts Toyota Bridge

  Muritala Ayinla Following the recent tanker explosion along Apapa Oshodi Expressway, the Lagos State government has announced the temporary closure of the Toyota Bridge to vehicular traffic movement to enable it to conduct structural engineering tests…

Dad, stepmother starve, lock up two-year-old son

Dad, stepmother starve, lock up two-year-old son

Police have arrested a man, identified as Wisdom, at Okumagba Avenue in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State for allegedly maltreating his two-year-old son, Zino. Wisdom reportedly locked the child up in a…

Task force impounds 100 motorcycles in Lagos

Task force impounds 100 motorcycles in Lagos

…riders’ influx poses security risks –Chairman   Lagos State Task Force on the Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded 100 motorcycles for plying restricted routes. The motorcycles were impounded at the Navy Town,…